Kwesi Yankah | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Tertiary Education | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Relations | Kojo Yankah (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Profession | Academic |
Kwesi Yankah is a Ghanaian academic, author, and university administrator. He is a professor of linguistics and oral literature specializing in the ethnography of communications. He has served as the Pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana and the president of the Central University. The author of several books, he was inducted as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999. He is currently the Ghanaian Minister of State in charge of tertiary education.